Jasper County Democrat, Volume 3, Number 14, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 14 July 1900 — Page 1 Advertisements Column 1 [ADVERTISEMENT]

R. H. Robinson, dentist. Brick work has commenced on the Harris bank building. Mrs. John Makeever is visiting her sons at Indianapolis. Mr. Thomas Ryan of Chicago, is visiting Ralph Donnelly. A son was born to Mr. and Mrs. John H. Jesson, Thursday. Mrs. W. B. Austin and daughter Virgie, are rusticating in Michigan. Richland tp., Benton county, will build 18 miles of free gravel roads. Master George M. Babcock is visiting his Grandma Freelove at Goodland. Mrs. Spencer Vick and children of Chicago, are stopping with Dr. Chas. Vick. The state bar association elected Hon. E. P. Hammond of Lafayette for president. Ernest Lam son came home last Friday from Logansport, where he has been for several months.

Mrs. Florence Kean and daughter Edna, of Buchanan, Mich., are visiting at Wm. Washburn’s this week. Mr. and Mrs. Levi Renicker of Carroll county, are visiting their sons Levi and Sherman, here this week. The town of Goodland is issuing refunding bonds to the amount of S6OOO to meet outstanding obligations. Gillam tp., republicans have nominated A. W. Prevo, the present incumbent by appointment, for trustee. A. Leopold was over to Wolcott Sunday. Ike’s house was struck by lightning Saturday and damaged S2OO. Mimes Nellie Powers and Mayme Currens and Master Richard Desmond of Chicago, are stopping at J. W. Mauck’s, in Newton tp Mrs. John Burger of Remington, and Miss Maggie Fecker, a neice cf Mr. Buiger, of Ohio, were § nests of Mrs. J. F. Major W ednesay. Charles Vick and Miss Anna Somers went to Chicago last Sunday and were made one. The groom is under age and the bride is said to be but 16.

Those “horrible examples.” the Murrays, were' turned loose last Friday on condition that they would seek some more congenial clian. They mosied. Attorney Frank Davis, Dr. L. H. Reoher, Postmaster Peck and D. M. Pulver of Morocco, were in the city Saturday night. They were enroute to Winamac. Kankakee township democrats will hold their township conventions to-day. Kankakee is the last of the thirteen townships to put np a township ticket. Before casting his vote on the Gifford railroad snbidy every taxSyer should read Mr. Gifford’s ter to his tenants, which appears in another column of this P»per. The Foresters of Willard court attended in a body, the corner stone laying at Remington, Sunday. They were accompanied by the band and glee club of St. Joseph’s College. Mrs. W. A. Huff gave a very oleasant and entertaining “at home” Tuesday afternoon in honor of Mrs. G. W. Gauthier of Kentland. About 75 ladies were present. Refreshments were served. Prof. W. H. Qershman, a former county superintendent of Newton county, has been elected president of the Vincennes university. He has resided at New Albany for several years where he was at the bead of the city schools. The Monadnook building in Chicago, 70 by 400 feet, contains a population of 6,000 persons and comprises in itself a separate postoffice district. The building has more people than many of the prosperous county seats of Indiana.

•’Tfc— DR. MOORE, Specialist, „ Office First Stairs West of Port Office. RENSSELAER, IND. '•' . x